KENT, Ohio — For the first time in three years, the Mid-American Conference championship doesn’t run through the Glass City.
Toledo found out Tuesday night what No. 1 Houston and No. 8 Gonzaga learned earlier this season: Kent State is a problem.
Inside a rowdy Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, the Golden Flashes regrouped after a dreadful end of the first half to take down Toledo 75-63.
It wasn’t simply one win in an 18-game MAC schedule. Kent State won the only meeting between the two schools, the Golden Flashes won their 15th consecutive MAC regular-season game, and Toledo fell to 1-2, severely damaging its path to a third straight conference title.